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almshouse — Kingston College

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almshouse — Kingston College
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Terraced three-bay two-storey over basement house, built 1777 as part of scheme of almshouses. Westernmost bay shared with neighbouring property and having blind window opening to first floor and round-headed brick niche to ground floor, latter having limestone keystone, sill and imposts. Pitched slate roof with dressed limestone eaves course, rendered chimneystacks, terracotta chimney pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered coursed limestone walls. Camber-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to first floor and basement and nine-over-six pane to ground floor, all having limestone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, spoked timber fanlight, brick block-and-start surround and limestone steps over area with rendered parapet walls having dressed limestone copings. Rendered boundary wall with limestone coping and cast-iron railings.

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